ransom

• bail
• bribe
• buy
• buy freedom of
• buy out
• compensation
• conservation
• defense
• deliver
• deliverance
• emancipate
• expiation
• extricate
• extrication
• free
• get back
• guard
• guardianship
• liberate
• liberation money
• manumit
• obtain release of
• pay for release of
• payment
• payoff
• preservation
• price
• protection
• recover
• recovery
• redeem
• redemption
• regain
• release
• reprise
• repurchase
• rescue
• retrieve
• safeguard
• safeguarding
• safekeeping
• salvage
• salvation
• save
• security
• set free
• unchain
• unfetter

• confine
• forfeit
• harm
• hold
• hurt
• imprison
• incarcerate
• keep
• limit
• lose
• restrain

• noun
  1. Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
  2. The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
  3. A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
• verb
  1. (14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
  2. To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
  3. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.

• The kidnapper demanded a hefty ransom for the safe return of the hostages.
• She refused to pay the ransom, believing it would only encourage further criminal activity.
• The movie's plot revolves around a wealthy businessman who is forced to pay a ransom to save his daughter.
• After negotiating for hours, they finally agreed on a ransom amount with the captors.
• The police were able to track the suspect after he tried to collect the ransom in a public place.

safeguarding

call in

make good

salvage

salvaging

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